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GUIDE BRIDGE [5 records]

Record 1 1987-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
OBS

The term "opposition climbing" was found in a book entitled "Climbing. A Guide to Mountaineering" by Raymond Bridge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Escalade dans laquelle l'adhérence est forcée, obtenue sur des surfaces d'appui quelconques en faisant agir sur elles deux forces symétriquement opposées.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
OBS

Part of the all-purpose flat car (wagon plat polyvalent); see illustrations in CPAC-3.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

A protective or training embankment or structure built at the side of a weir, bridge, or similar contraction of a water source to guide the river through the waterway provided in the structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Sorte de barrage fait de planches inclinées, pour diriger l'écoulement de l'eau.

Spanish

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Record 4 1980-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
OBS

Long bottom apron running over a guide bridge and kept under tension by a tension roller or tension bracket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
OBS

Manchon inférieur long guidé par un pont et tendu par un galet.

Spanish

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